gwrychredyn
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]gwrych (“hedge; bristles”) + rhedyn (“ferns”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈreːdɪn/, /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɪn/
Noun
[edit]gwrychredyn f (collective, singulative gwrychredynen)
- shield ferns, sword ferns, certain ferns of the family Dryopteridaceae[1]
Derived terms
[edit]- gwrychredyn caled (“hard shield-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn celyn (“holly ferns”)
- gwrychredyn meddal (“soft shield-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn y cledd (“western sword-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn-y-celyn y tŷ (“house holly-ferns”)
Related terms
[edit]- marchredyn (“male ferns, buckler ferns”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwrychredyn | wrychredyn | ngwrychredyn | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 4[2]